Le bar du téléphone

Le bar du téléphone is a 1980 French crime film directed by Claude Barrois from a screenplay by Claude Néron. Its story draws on a genuine gang-related shooting that took place in Marseille in 1978, grounding the picture in real events. Marked by neo-noir touches, the film fits squarely within the tradition of French crime cinema; even its poster took cues from the artwork of Jean-Pierre Melville's 1970 classic Le Cercle rouge. Running about 93 minutes, it features seasoned performers such as François Périer and Georges Wilson alongside Daniel Duval, Julien Guiomar, Richard Anconina and a young Christopher Lambert. Released in France in 1980, the film offers a window onto the criminal underworld of late-1970s Marseille through its fact-inspired narrative.